[ Orpheus shakes his head and continues to sing, finishing out the verse. ]
And drawing out the shades The shades of our sins It's kin eating kin Cogs living in This monstrous game When will this story end The words from within Will break down these walls
[ But that's all they are. Just words. And for all his glaring, for all his fury, the SQUIP has already voted. Which means they can't just refuse to play the Wizard's game. He staggers a bit, the rush of adrenaline starting to wear off, and leans heavily against his podium. ]
This isn't a game. You can't do this. You can't.
[ Tears are falling freely from his eyes now, dropping onto the voting mechanism. His hands are white-knuckled on either side of it. But he watches everyone around him grapple with the problem, some clearly having it easier than others, and he understands it - looks at Eurydice and thinks about her dying along with the rest of them in Elisabeth's place - but the anger in him refuses to burn out. Looking the Wizard directly in the eyes, he casts his vote. ]
no subject
And drawing out the shades
The shades of our sins
It's kin eating kin
Cogs living in
This monstrous game
When will this story end
The words from within
Will break down these walls
[ But that's all they are. Just words. And for all his glaring, for all his fury, the SQUIP has already voted. Which means they can't just refuse to play the Wizard's game. He staggers a bit, the rush of adrenaline starting to wear off, and leans heavily against his podium. ]
This isn't a game. You can't do this. You can't.
[ Tears are falling freely from his eyes now, dropping onto the voting mechanism. His hands are white-knuckled on either side of it. But he watches everyone around him grapple with the problem, some clearly having it easier than others, and he understands it - looks at Eurydice and thinks about her dying along with the rest of them in Elisabeth's place - but the anger in him refuses to burn out. Looking the Wizard directly in the eyes, he casts his vote. ]
>Fastest Meeting-to-Proposal Turnaround